Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything

by Kelly Weinersmith

Indeed, Dr. David Deutsch, the founder of the field, believes that the existence* of algorithms that can only run on quantum computers in our universe proves the existence of infinite universes. He issues a challenge to other scientists in his book The Fabric of Reality, asking them to explain the successful performance of a particular method of number factorization that is probably impossible for traditional computers to do for large numbers: “So, if the visible universe were the extent of physical reality, physical reality would not even remotely contain the resources required to factorize such a large number. Who did factorize it, then? How, and where, was the computation performed?”

“Indeed, Dr. David Deutsch, the founder of the field, believes that the existence* of algorithms that can only run on quantum computers in our universe proves the existence of infinite universes. He issues a challenge to other scientists in his book The Fabric of Reality, asking them to explain the successful performance of a particular method of number factorization that is probably impossible for traditional computers to do for large numbers: “So, if the visible universe were the extent of physical reality, physical reality would not even remotely contain the resources required to factorize such a large number. Who did factorize it, then? How, and where, was the computation performed?”” Reference Weinersmith, Kelly, & Zach Weinersmith (2017, Oct. 7). “Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything.” Kindle Edition. Chapter 12 Conclusion, Grave 4: Quantum Computing, p. 330 of 358, 81%.